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I had the pleasure of meeting and spending some time with a very amazing individual the past couple days. Her name is Makiko Sugino from Japan. She has been traveling solo around the world on her motorcycle continuously for the past five years. She has logged over 250,000 miles on this trip and is still going. She has toured every continent, most countries, and has been hospitilized three times due to accidents, and yet she still keeps going. As of May 8th, she is in the South West U.S. and is now headed through Texas to Key West then up the Eastern Seaboard, across Canada to Alaska, then back down to California. She is riding a black and blue Yamaha 250 with haphazard luggage, she is pretty easy to spot as I don't think she ever goes over 40mph. Keep an eye out for her over this summer, she told me this final portion of her journey will take four months. Unlikely she will actually need any assistance, but it is always nice to be offered. She has a budget of about $10 per day so hotels and hot meals are usually out of the question for her. So if nothing else, a warm meal would probably be much appreciated and she will re-pay you with some of the most amazing travel tales you have ever heard. She is truly an amazing individual. If nothing else, give her a wave and a thumbs up. She deserves it. Here is a picture of her with my son, he thought she was the greatest thing in the world. I couldn't really disagree.
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